Sideways_(2009_film)

<i>Sideways</i> (2009 film)

Sideways (2009 film)

2009 comedy-drama film by Cellin Gluck

Sideways (Japanese: サイドウェイズ, Hepburn: Saidoweizu) is a 2009 comedy-drama film directed by Cellin Gluck that is a remake of the 2004 Academy Award–nominated film Sideways. Unlike its predecessor that was set in the Santa Barbara wine country, it is primarily set in the Napa Valley wine region.[1]

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Plot

Michio Saito is a middle-aged Japanese screenwriter with little success. He is a former foreign student who returns to California to attend the wedding of his best friend, Daisuke Uehara, to an Alli, an American. Uehara is a former actor who has lived in California since college and is now a restaurant manager.[3][4] Before the wedding, the two men take one last bachelor trip to the Napa Valley wine country,[1][4] where they meet a woman that Saito once tutored and admired, Mayuko Tanaka, and her barista friend, Mina Parker. Tanaka and Saito rekindle their acquaintance, and Parker and Uehara become romantically entangled.[3]

Cast

The actors include:[3][5]

References

  1. [1]
    Karpel, Ari (March 19, 2009). "'Sideways' Returns, Uncorked for Japan". The New York Times. Archived from the original on January 27, 2018. Retrieved September 4, 2020.
  2. [2]
    "Sideways (2009)". Box Office Mojo. Retrieved May 17, 2021.
  3. [3]
    Schilling, Mark (2009-11-06). "Sideways". The Japan Times. Retrieved 2020-09-04.
  4. [4]
    Vine, Richard (2014-04-27). "Saidoweizu: the Japanese remake of Sideways and other unlikely films". the Guardian. Retrieved 2020-09-04.
  5. [5]
    "Saidoweizu (2009) - Full Credits". Turner Classic Movies. 2020-09-04. Retrieved 2020-09-04.

Further reading

  • Griffin, Jeffrey L. (2014-12-01). "Turning Japanese: From Sideways to Saidoweizu: An examination of the Japanese remake of a Hollywood film". Film International. 12 (4). Intellect: 84–98. doi:10.1386/fiin.12.4.84_1. ISSN 1651-6826. OCLC 5810894097.
  • Kuipers, Richard (2009-09-11). "Sideways". Daily Variety. 305 (26): 5. ISSN 0011-5509.
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